Bout of Books 7.0 Goals and Updates

I am going to participate again in this read-a-thon! I really need to get caught up on some books andwhen I saw others participating in it I knew it was perfect for me. It starts on the 13th!

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.

Don't forget to use the #boutofbooks hashtag when updating on Twitter and follow boutofbooks.
I will be updating my progress here on my webpage and on my my twitter page.
I will only be updating to this page so check back here. I also will be doing my challenges on this link so scroll down to the bottom to see them!

Time Devoted to Reading

I will be reading 2 hours a
day/during the week/ not exactly sure how much reading I will get in on
the weekend... but hopefully a lot!

My Goals:
I would like to read 3 books. I am in
the middle of a Harry Potter re-read and really would like to get it
done this week finally. I have 1 book left. NOS4A2 is a long book... so I may only get Harry Potter done and this one. I might get to Reached... hoping to.

I would like to participate in a twitter
chat. I participated in one last time around and it was a lot of fun
and a GREAT place to get advice from other people.

Updates

Monday
Number of books I've read today: 0
Name of book:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Total number of books I've read: 0
Number of hours read: 3 hours!!
What else I did: Today was busy.. I waxed my car... did a whole bunch of yard work. So I didn't start reading until about 530 PM. But I am getting pretty far in the book! Harry Potter re-reading is almost complete!

Tuesday

Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 0
Name of Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Number of Hours I've read: 0
What else I did: Today I did not get any reading in. I would've but I planned a Halo video game night with a good friend who lost her spouse last month. This was the first time she wanted to get back into gaming since then. So I spent about 4 1/2 hours playing with her. I feel good about this.. so missing some reading is OK in my book! Tomorrow will be better for reading!

Wednesday

Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 0
Books: 0
Number of Hours I've Read: 0
What else I did: I worked in the yard all day.. and then had to stand in line for Star Trek the new movie. I thought I would read in line.. but yea right!

Thursday

Number of books I've read today: 1
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books:The Frog Princess by E.D Baker
Number of Hours I've Read:3
What else I did: Can you believe it.. I read a book. 214 pages. I had to squeeze this one in because tomorrow is my Project Disney post about The Princess and the Frog. This book just came in today so I was forced to read it!! Be on the look out for my post tomorrow.

Friday

Number of books I've read today: 0
Total number of books I've read: 1
Books: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Number of Hours I've Read: 1
What else I did: Today I was busy and then I finally went to see Iron Man 3.. so my reading time wasn't all that great. :(

Saturday

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Sunday

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Challenges:
Challenge 1:
Book Spine Poetry hosted by Escape Through the PagesMake a Book Spine Poetry Poem. Well I suck at poetry and I mean big time!!
so here is what I came up with:

It says... The Historian is Missing... BLOOD! Said the Cat.... The Gunslinger only found Shadow and Bone. Yea I had to add words to make it make sense!!! I don't have a large collection of books because I get most books from the library. And the two in the middle are OLD books from when I was in middle school and my mom would buy me Fear Street books. They had the most interesting titles to use. This was so much fun!!

Do I have any books tied to music? Well this is a good one. I have to think. I don't normally think of music to books. Unless the book has music mentioned in it. So I guess I will go with those...
I recently read Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell.. which of course takes place in the 80s. So that made me think of Rock Of Ages (the broadway show.. the movie was so-so... but Tom Cruise was hot...) Ok back on subject...

I have never really loved the title for the Harry Potter book I am reading.. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I don't know why. It's just I feel like the book was more then that. Harry Potter and He Who Must Not Be Named. That should've been the name of at least one of the books I think... I used to have this poster long before the movies came out that said "He Who Must Not Be Named". I must've thrown it out years ago.

Challenge 4:
Create a Cover hosted by I Talk Books!
GAW! Didn't get to this one

Superman and my husband are brave and kind-hearted hero with a strong sense of justice, morality, and righteousness. I believe that my husband really tries to help others without question. His integrity drives me nuts sometimes. He refuses to be a bad person and we need more of him in this world. Here we are!!

Hey!! Good luck :) Can't wait to see how we do this week. I'm hoping to do a twitter chat too. Great choice in books for the read a thon. I think the Matched series has the most BEAUTIFUL cover art! I bought the books purely based on that!

Wow you've got a great collection of books to read! I've only read the first 4 Harry Potter books. i just havent felt like finishing the series yet. But maybe someday. :) hope you have an amazing Read-A-Thon!!!

I've been re-reading the Harry Potter books as well, but still have to get to 5, 6 and 7! I also need to get to Reached, I have no clue why I haven't yet. Thanks for stopping by the blog, I followed you via GFc and Bloglovin!

A Harry Potter reread! I've been meaning to do one of those! (And Deathly Hallows is actually one of my favorites in the entire series.) Looks like you're making excellent progress! Good luck with all of your books, and have a blast! Happy reading! :D

Good goals! I think that read-a-thons are great as long as you focus on reading more than usual in a day. And this weeklong Bout of Books is really good bc I don't feel so pressured all the time, you know?

BTW I love SK. . . he's just so good! Well, and HP of course. Another amazing!

I hope you enjoy N0S4A2! The publisher sent out these gingerbread scented air fresheners as promos for it (it'll make sense when you read it). I've been keeping mine in my bag, but I'm a little worried that every time I sniff it Joe Hill gets a piece of my soul.Thanks for playing along in my soundtrack challenge. I haven't seen Rock of Ages, but you're right... Tom Cruise is way hot!

It's always such a relief to fiish that first book on a readathon. I always wish it started at the weekend so I didn't feel so behind all week. Just have to keep reminding myself not everyone is at work!

Wonderful tribute to your husband! This is my first time doing a read-a-thon and hosting a challenge as well, so I appreciate your willingness to share. My husband just finished his contract with the Marine Corps and I'm currently in the Air Force, so I know how military relationships can be. Thanks again for participating :)

Thank you... and thanks for hosting. I thought it was neat and to think outside of the box. I sent this over to my husband.. though he didn't reply yet! Good for you guys serving your country. What an honor for you. I myself have been a military brat my whole life. I didn't join though because I am not the type of person who can handle that lifestyle. Bravo to you and thanks for your service!

I love your acrostic poem! Too cool! How'd you do overall? I didn't even post my day 6 and 7 updates - totally forgot!! :P I wish cupcakes didn't go straight to the waist, but somehow they do, lol. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! :D